Doha vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	1.19M	398K

The cost of living in Doha is 16% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1744th and 2761st ($2100 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 2 months in Wichita. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 513th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Wichita

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	Doha	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$15897

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357